Hair crimper



June 26, 1923. 1,460,126

J. F. DONNELLY HAIR CRIMPER Fil ed June 2 1922 v [fa/[ 2 IlVi/EIVTOB 5 a1 (annex l5- Armrm'u Patented June 26, 1923.

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JOHN F. DONNELLY, O1 'NOETH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

. HAIR GRI'MPER.

Application filed June as, 1922. seine No. 570,821.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. DoNNnLLr, a citizen of the United States and a resident of North Plainfield, in the county of 50m- 5 erset and State of New Jersey, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in a Hair Crimper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to a class ofcurling devices. It has for its object primarilylto provide a vcrimper adapted to be used by women for facilitating the work ofcurling the hair without requiring the employment of heated irons, and which is ofa form whereby the strands of hair practically in entirety or the desired portions of the strands may be closely or loosely curled in a manner so thatthe curls or waves will be retained for considerable periods. The inventioncontemplates mainly the provision of two jaw members having one of their ends pivoted for being swung to and from each other in spaced relation, and on one of the members is wrapped the hair, while the other memher is adapted to. serve for holding the wrapped hair. A third j aw memberis pivotally held to the pivot-of the pair of aw members for being swungnpon One of the pair of members for alsoallowing the hair to be wrapped. thereon, and clamplng members are provided on thejawj members for releasably fastening the members together.

A- further object of the invention is to provide a hair crimper of a simple, efiicient and durable construction which maybe made in any appropriate size.

With these and other objectsin view the invention will be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specificatjion in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the'views, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of hair crimper embodying my invention with its parts swung to open positions.

Fig. 2 is a top plan ing the manner which hair is one of its aw members, and t Fig. 3 is aside View of the crimper with.

ofthe crimper, showwrapped on its jawmembers in closed positions with hair partly wrapped thereon during the curling process. The hair crimper has a jaw member 10 which is preferably in the form of a strip of metal having one of its ends bent upwardly, as at 11, and then bent outwardly, as at 12,

from onet'ace of the strip. On the other end of the strip is an overhanging extens on or substantially U-shaped member 13 which may be provided by bending accordingly the second end portion of the strip, and the arm, as 14,.of the U-shaped extension member extends toward the bent part 11 of the strip as well asbeing spaced from the strip to provide the entrance to the U-shaped member, as at 15.

member or strip 10 is pivoted at 16, one end of a second jaw memberor strip 17. The strips 10 and 17 may be swung to and from each other. in spaced parallel relation, and

the strip 17 is of a length so that it may be swung under the central part of the arm 11 01 the U-shaped member 13 of the strip 10.

the upper parts of the S-Shaped member 18 i also provides a groove 20 for removably re ceiving the arm 14 of the U-shaped member 13v of the strip 10. -When the arm 14 of the U-shaped member 13 of the strip 10 is posi- To the outwardly bentpart 12 of the jaw tioned in the groove 19 of the s-shaped member 18, the arm llis releasably fastened to the S-shaped member by providing an upwardly protruding clamp member .or lug,as

21, on the arm, and provided in the upper arm, as 22, of the S-shaped..member is a slot,

as 23,]forremovable' insertion of the lug 21;

The jaw members or strips 10 and 17willalso then be releasablylocked together.

To the pivot 16 of thestrips 10 and 17 is pivotally held one end. of ,athird jaw member or fiat strip 21 for being swung into lapping position on the strip 17.v The strip 21 is of a length so that when swung upon the strip 17 its second end portion will be removably inserted in the groove .19of the S-shaped member 18 for releasably fastening the strips 17 and 24 together. by frictional engagement with the walls of the groove 19.

While the crimper as thus constructed may be used in the most convenient manner for curling hair, the device may be effectually employed as illustrated by swinging the jaw members 10,17, 24 to open positions, as shown in Fig. 1, and wrapping the hair, as

25, on the strip 17, as shown in Fig. 2. The

strip 24 may then be swung upon the wrapped hairand upon the strip 17 and these strips are detachably fastened together by the free end of the strip 24: being seated in the groove 19 of the $-shaped memb-er18 of the strip 17 The hair may afterward be wrapped on both of the strips 17 and 24, 'after which the strip 10 is swung upon the wrapped'hair and upon the fastened strips 17 and 24 so that the arm 14: of the U-shaped extension member 13 will be removably received in'the groove 20 of the S-shaped member. 18' of the strip 17 and so that the lug 21of the U-shaped member will be seated in the slot 23 of the s-shaped member. All of the jaw members or strips will then be releasably clamped for holding the wrapped hair for a suitable period in order to curl or wave the strandsof hair.

, While in the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself. thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from'the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters member, a second jaw member having one of its ends pivoted to one of the ends of the first mentioned jaw member so that both members may be swung to and from each other in spaced parallel arrangement, comple'mental clamp members on the second ends of both jaw members for releasably fastening both jaw members together, and a third jaw member having one of its ends pivotally held to the pivot of the pair of jaw members so that the third jaw member may be swung to and from lapping position on the second jaw member as well as being 'detachably engageable by the clamp memher of said second jaw member.

'2. A hair crimper, comprising two jaw members having one of their ends pivoted for being swung to and from each other in spaced relation, an overhanging extension member spaced from the secondend of one of the jaw members, a substantially S- shaped member overhanging the second end.

of the second jaw member for removablyreceiving in one of its grooves the' free end portion of the extension member of the first named jaw member, and complemental clamp members on said'extension member and on said S-shaped member for releasable engagement when the jaw members are swun together.

3. hair crimper, comprising two jaw members having one of their ends pivoted for being swung to and from each other in spaced relation, an overhanging extension member spaced from the second end of one of the jaw members, a substantially S- shaped member overhanging the second end of the second jaw member for removably receiving in one of its groovesthe free end portion of the extension member of the first namedfjaw member, complemental clamp members on said extensionmember and on said S-shaped member for releasableencurved to provide a substantially U-shaped member with its free arm overhanging in spaced relation the strip, alug protruding from the free arm of the U-shaped member,

a second strip having one of its ends pivoted to the bent end of the first named'strip so that the strips may be swung to and from each other in spaced parallel positions, and an approximately S-shaped member formed on the other end of the second strip so that the free arm of the U-shaped member of the first named strip with its lug will be removably received under the free arm portion of the S-shaped member of thesecond strip and the free arm portion of said S shaped member having a slot for'removable engagement of the lug of the U-shaped' member of the first named strip.

5. A hair crimper, comprising a strip having a bent end and having its other end curved @to provide a substantially u-shaped member with its free arm overhanging in spaced relation the strip, a lug protruding from the free arm of the U-shaped member, a second strip having one of its ends pivoted to the bent end of the first named strip so each other in spaced parallel positions, an approximately S-shaped member formed on the other end of the second strip so that the free arm of the U-shaped member of the first named strip with its lug will be rethat the strips may be swung to and from i movably received under the free arm por-.

tion of the S-shaped member of the second strip and the free arm portion of said S movabiy disposed in one of the grooves of shaped member having a slot for removable the S-shaped member of said second strip.

engagement of the lug of the U-shaped mem- This specification signed and witnessed ber of the first named strip, and a third strip this 24 day of June, A. D. 1922.

5 having one of its ends pivotally held to the JOHN F. DONNELLY.

pivot of the pair of strips for being swung Witnesses: to and from lapping position on the second D. MAGUIRE,

strip as Well as having its other end re- J. FREDERICK CRYER, 

